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The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

The Yarniacs Episode 370: Where are they now? SIKAL edition

The Yarniacs: A Knitting Podcast

Gayle Billat & Sharlene Goings

Hobbies, Leisure, Crafts

4.7615 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

What are we wearing?

Derecho by Alison Green

Sharlene's Decrecho 2

Laar by Gudrun Johnston

Gayle's Laar

What are we stalking?

Moonflower Tee by Ksenia Naidyon

Dorel by Alison Green

Zinone by Andi Satterlund

Calathea Tee by Ksenia Naidyon

Stripes by Andrea Mowry

Lola Chic by Annie Lupton

Dawe by Amy Miller

Constellate by Hunter Hammersen

Dotted Rays by Stephen West

Reignbeaux by Yelly L. D.

What are we knitting?

Ilha by Orlane Sucche

Wishes by Joji Locatelli

Chilly Podsters by Glenna C

 

Thank you to our sponsors Life is Cozy & Peninsula Yarn!

 

What have we finished?

Garden Cardigan by Ankestrick

Sharlene's Garden Cardigan

Shaniko Wool information

Budapest Hat by Zsuzsanna Orthodoxou

Sharlene's Budapest Hat

Melt the ICE Hat by Paul Neary

Where are they Now? SIKAL edition

We chat about some of our SIKAL projects from year's past.

Oranje by Anne Weaver

Gayle's Oranje

Clio by Elizabeth Doherty

Sharlene's Clio

Zweig by Caitlin Hunter

Gayle's Zweig

Sun Salutation by Celia McAdam Cahill

Sharlene's Sun Salutation

The Lounger by Joji Locatelli

Gayle's Lounger

Metropolitan Pullover by Tori Yu

Sharlene's Metropolitan

Forever 16 by Minimi Knit Design

Gayle's Forever 16

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Yarniaks podcast.

0:11.6

This is episode number 370, which we are recording on Wednesday, March 18th, 2006.

0:19.3

I'm Gail.

0:20.0

And I'm Charlene. What are you wearing? Well, because of the heat wave we are

0:27.2

experiencing. Yes, heat wave in March. I have been looking at all of my short sleeve tops that I

0:35.3

have made and I have been wearing my Direcho.

0:38.3

I wore this one on Monday.

0:40.3

Direcho is a pattern by Alison Green.

0:44.3

The version I wore is the second version that I have made

0:48.3

and this one is made in a silk wool blend from Holst Garn called Tides, and it wears surprisingly well in hot

0:58.9

weather. I made this one in the summer of 2019, and it's still in rotation, so that's a good sign.

1:08.4

Probably still in rotation, partially because I don't think I wore it at all in 2020

1:14.4

and maybe not at all in 2021 because not going anywhere.

1:20.6

Isn't it silly that we don't wear our hand knits at home?

1:23.1

I know, I know.

1:24.7

But that's the way it worked out.

1:26.9

Yeah, that's the way it worked out. It almost seems like a waste at home with some of our sweaters.

1:28.1

That's the way it worked out.

1:29.4

So, Derrecho by Alison Green.

1:32.9

What are you wearing, Gail?

1:34.5

Well, earlier this week, I wore a sweater that I knit in 2012.

1:40.3

It's the LAR sweater by Goodron Johnston, and it's a lace weight button front cardigan,

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